As Jim Weaver nears retirement, many Hokie fans are concerned that his stewardship of the athletic department is slipping. Baseball coach Pete Hughes’ recent departure for Oklahoma, and Mr. Weaver’s hiring of an assistant coach to replace Hughes, has resparked the debate.

Discussing this issue is a glass half-full/half-empty proposition.

Virginia Tech finished #36 in the Directors’ Cup, a good measure of the overall health of a school’s athletic competitiveness. That’s a shade behind their highest ever finish of #35, and sixth in the 12-school ACC, less than a decade after joining.

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